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Richmond businesses push for new acute care tower
Upcoming Events Thursday, Feb. 1 Mayor Malcolm Brodie’s Annual Luncheon Non-Member Tickets $75.00 + GST Member Tickets $50.00 + GST Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, 7551 Westminster Hwy. Registration: 11:30 am Lunch & Address: 12:05pm
Wednesday, Feb. 14 Networking Breakfast at Richmond Olympic Oval 6111 River Road Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:00 am – 7:30 am Strictly Networking 7:30 – 9:00 am General Admission $30 (incl GST), Chamber Members $20 (incl GST)
Tuesday, Feb. 27 The Richmond Chamber of Commerce has garnered more than 100 signatures of local business owners and senior managers, to request Premier John Horgan to include the funding for the new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital in next month’s budget. Photo submitted
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n Jan. 10, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce put out a call for local businesses and organizations to support them in a call for Premier Horgan to fulTl this election commitment, and include the funding for the new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital in next month’s budget. Following up to Premier Horgan’s election commitment that “a BC NDP government would commit to building the new acute care tower and we will build it on the fastest possible timeline”, the business organization is hopeful that the Richmond hospital will not be left out of the budget. Closing yesterday, the campaign garnered more than 100 signatures of local business owners and senior managers, collectively representing
more than 10,000 Richmond employees. Those employees, and more than 218,000 residents, including visitors through YVR and neighbours in South Delta and South Vancouver are served by the Richmond Hospital. The original tower now meets only 17 per cent of seismic code, putting all eight operating rooms and over half of the beds at severe risk in the case of a moderate earthquake. Furthermore, with the fastest growing seniors population in British Columbia, Richmond’s hospital has less than half the provincial average of available beds. The Richmond Chamber of Commerce will be sending their letter to Premier Horgan and his cabinet on Monday, Jan. 29.
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